Thiruvananthapuram: The first result in the April 13 Assembly polls in Kerala has gone in favour of UDF, with Varkala Kahar of Congress retaining the Varkala segment in Thiruvananthapuram district. He defeated his nearest rival AA Rahim of CPI-M by over 10,000 votes, official sources said. Power Minister and CPI-M candidate AK Balan won by a margin of over 21,000 votes in Tharur(SC) in Palakkad district. UDF's MV Sreyamskumar (SJD)...
09:31 AM, May 13, 2011
The best case scenario for Congress is, if DMK comes back into power it comes with much reduced number. ...
09:18 AM, May 13, 2011
Over the past ten year tenure of Gogoi, he has been credited for bringing peace to the state of Assam. ...
09:08 AM, May 13, 2011
DMK believe they have the ability and the management skill to form a coalition. ...
08:59 AM, May 13, 2011
The Congress's strongman, Gogoi, in Assam, on the possibility of a third straight term for him. ...
08:51 AM, May 13, 2011
Both LDF and UDF party members are trickling in the counting centers, says they are nervous. ...
08:42 AM, May 13, 2011
New Delhi: Even though only the initial leads have started to emerge from the key states of West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu it has become amply clear that Rahul Gandhi's dream of a Congress majority in the 2014 general elections is already in tatters, according to eminent historian and CNN-IBN poll analyst Ramachandra Guha. Guha's observation is also seconded by the other eminent anlaysts who believe that there is...
08:39 AM, May 13, 2011
FICCI Secretary General Amit Mitra says that peace and stability will help attract investors to West Bengal. ...
08:34 AM, May 13, 2011
Guwahati: The Congress is on its way to a spectacular third successive victory in the Assam Assembly elections, winning 16 seats and leading in 68 of the 126 constituencies. Riding on the planks of development and peace, the Congress is set to form the 13th state legislature with most of its ministers, led by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi winning from their respective constituencies. Congress' steady alliance partner Bodoland Peoples' Front...
08:22 AM, May 13, 2011
Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress on Friday toppled the world's longest-running Communist government in West Bengal, securing three-fourths majority in the 294-member Assembly with ally Congress. Set to take over the reins as the state's first woman chief minister, 56-year-old Mamata steered Trinamool Congress to a resounding and historic victory by bulldozing the CPM-led Left Front. Her party alone secured 185 seats, while ally Congress bagged 42 seats. The Trinamool...
08:16 AM, May 13, 2011
Puducherry: Unseating the Congress alliance, All-India NR Congress-AIADMK combine was on Friday gained a two-third majority winning 20 constituencies in the elections to the 30-member Assembly in the Union Territory of Puducherry. Steering his party to on impressive electoral debut, former chief minister N Rangasamy, who broke away from Congress to float his own outfit on poll eve, won both seats he contested. The Congress front including DMK managed to...
08:11 AM, May 13, 2011
Thiruvananthapuram: Congress-led UDF on Friday managed to wrest power from the ruling CPI(M)-controlled LDF in Kerala with a wafer-thin majority of two seats in the 140-member Assembly, in the closest poll battle in the state in three decades. UDF won 72 seats, crossing the magic figure of 71 required for a simple majority as against its rival LDF's 68. Led by CPI-M stalwart, 87-year-old V S Achuthanandan, the LDF succeeded...
08:07 AM, May 13, 2011
Chennai: Tamil Nadu on Friday gave an overwhelming mandate to opposition AIADMK combine which is set to win over 200 seats in the 234-member Assembly, proving psephologists wrong yet again. Contrary to poll surveys, which predicted a neck-and-neck race, the AIADMK was well set to sweep the polls and form the next government on its own, after a dealing a crushing blow to the DMK. Conceding defeat, Chief Minister M...
07:59 AM, May 13, 2011
Thiruvananthapuram: It's a neck to neck battle in Kerala. The CNN-IBN -The Week post poll survey says it's going to be a close call between the UDF and the LDF. VS Achuthanandan is expected to have turned things around for the Left, with voters ignoring Rahul Gandhi's age jibe against India's oldest chief minister. The LDF may manage to buck an over three decade old trend of voting-in alternate formations ...
07:47 AM, May 13, 2011
New Delhi: It is touch and go in Kerala for Congress. Though it could be a big disappointment but Congress is doing better than it expected in Assam and a victory for Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal has been predicted by all the post poll surveys. However, there is a close fight between the DMK and AIADMK in Tamil Nadu. Hit relentlessly by scams and opposition attacks, Congress is eagerly ...
07:38 AM, May 13, 2011
Kolkata: It's a crucial day for West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam. CNN-IBN, The Week post poll survey conducted by CSDS has shown West Bengal writing a chapter of Parivartan or Change this election with Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee emerging as the clear winner. Mamata Banerjee is expected to enter Writers Building, ending 34 years of Left rule. "People want me to be the Chief Minister...it's all in...
07:21 AM, May 13, 2011
Guwahati: Is insurgency declining and is the development plank working either ways its Tarun Gogoi all the way in Assam. The CNN-IBN- The Week post poll survey for the state of Assam projects that. Unlike the last assembly elections, this time the Congress is sailing through winning between 64 to 72 seats of 126 seats. The AGP is a distant second with a seat projection between 16 to 22 seats....
07:16 AM, May 13, 2011
Guwahati: Is insurgency declining and is the development plank working either ways its Tarun Gogoi all the way in Assam. The CNN-IBN- The Week post poll survey for the state of Assam projects that. Unlike the last assembly elections, this time the Congress is sailing through winning between 64 to 72 seats of 126 seats. The AGP is a distant second with a seat projection between 16 to 22 seats....
07:16 AM, May 13, 2011
Chennai: In Tamil Nadu, will Jayalalithaa unseat Karunanidhi. The election was fought in the shadow of corruption allegations in the 2G scam and the promise of freebies like laptops and grinders. The CNN-IBN - The Week poll predicts a victory for the Jayalalithaa alliance. It's a close fight but a decisive edge for Jayalalithaa according to the CNN-IBN - The Week CSDS post polls. The DMK alliance is projected to...
06:56 AM, May 13, 2011
On Battle For States, Sagarika Ghose asks a panel of experts if corruption at the national level has affected the voting trends at the state level. ...
12:01 AM, May 13, 2011
